{"id":22569,"date":"2021-01-25T11:39:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T16:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?p=22569"},"modified":"2025-07-31T18:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:20:13","slug":"fundraising-for-churches-3-ways-to-connect-with-congregants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/fundraising-for-churches-3-ways-to-connect-with-congregants\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraising for Churches: 3 Ways to Connect With Congregants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Times of crisis are often when people are at their best. We pray for those impacted by the virus, for everyone hurting and in need. We congregate regularly in a building, but our generosity and faithfulness are not confined to four walls. This is where fundraising for churches comes in. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the pandemic, your congregants are prepared to step up to the plate, but as a church leader, it\u2019s your responsibility to provide them with the means to do so. Just because churches are facing seemingly insurmountable challenges does not<\/em> mean it\u2019s time to stop fundraising. Rather, it\u2019s time to ramp up your church\u2019s fundraising efforts<\/a> and develop a targeted stewardship strategy to overcome the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Greater Mission, we dedicate ourselves to serving the Church and faith-based organizations. We understand the challenges that you\u2019re currently facing because we\u2019ve helped others strategize to overcome those same obstacles. Drawing from firsthand experience, we\u2019ll walk through three ways your leadership can continue to meet congregants\u2019 needs and increase church fundraising efforts, all while remaining responsive to public health concerns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Offer online giving options.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Provide frequent updates to church members.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Remind members that gifts are about more than money.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Ready to continue fundraising for your church and foster faith-filled generosity among church members? Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Offer online giving options.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    According to Greater Mission\u2019s article on encouraging church members to give<\/a>, collecting offerings is a fundamental component of operations for any size church. As you expand your ministry, you\u2019ll naturally need more financial support to fund those initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Especially during trying times like now, when church doors remain closed due to COVID-19, it\u2019s important to provide ways your church family can continue engaging from afar. Prior to the pandemic, many churches were already making the shift to online giving<\/a>, and the implementation of social distancing accelerated the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As you expand your mission programming, it\u2019s important to have a strategy in place for making the transition to new online engagement opportunities as smooth as possible for members. Here are recommendations to consider as you pass around your digital collection plate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n